Fas-mediated hepatocyte apoptosis is increased by hepatitis C virus infection and alcohol consumption, and may be associated with hepatic fibrosis: Mechanisms of liver cell injury in chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 406-413

  Pianko, S ^a   Patella, S ^a   Ostapowicz, G ^b   Desmond, P ^b   Sievert, W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Ethanol; Fas; Hepatitis C; Human; Proliferation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALCOHOL; FAS ANTIGEN; FERRITIN; LIGAND;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER FIBROSIS; MALE; NICK END LABELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTIGENS, CD95; APOPTOSIS; FEMALE; GENES, BCL-2; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HEPATOCYTES; HUMANS; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035552883     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2893.2001.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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